Indirect influences on directed manifolds

zbMATH Open1412.94258arXiv1507.01017MaRDI QIDQ4686221FDOQ4686221

Authors: Leonardo Cano, Rafael Díaz 

Publication date: 9 October 2018

Abstract: We introduce a program aimed to studying problems arising from the theory of complex networks with differential geometric means. We study the propagation of influences on manifolds assuming that at each point only a finite number of propagation velocities are allowed. This leads to the computation of the volume of the moduli spaces of directed paths, i.e. paths satisfying the imposed tangential restrictions. The proposed settings provide a fertile ground for research with potential applications in geometry, mathematical physics, differential equations, and combinatorics. We establish the general framework, develop its structural properties, and consider a few basic examples of relevance. The interaction between differential geometry and complex networks is a new and promising field of study.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1507.01017

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zbMATH Keywords

moduli spacesdirected graphsindirect influencespath integrals

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Directed graphs (digraphs), tournaments (05C20) Applications of graph theory to circuits and networks (94C15)

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